The series of studies discussed in this overview pull together updated information about large-scale land acquisitions in the region, with the aim of identifying trends, common threats, divergences and possible solutions. As well as summarising trends in investment, trade, crop development and land tenure arrangements, the studies focus on the land tenure and human rights challenges.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2013Timor-Leste, Indonésie, Cambodge, Philippines, Malaisie, Thaïlande, Myanmar, Océanie, Asie orientale
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2013Malaisie, Océanie, Asie orientale
This paper provides a brief review on the global and Malaysian perspective of climate change, and its impacts on Malaysian agriculture and relevant adaptation practices. It also provides policy recommendations for better coping with the changing nature of climatic factors. Changing climate has had negative impacts on Malaysian agriculture, including: water stress; worsening soil condition, disease, pest outbreaks on crops and livestock; and sea-level rise.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2003Indonésie, Malaisie, Asie orientale, Océanie
This report summarises two separate Friends of the Earth reports on, respectively, the increasing demand for palm oil in developed countries, and the social and environmental impacts of palm oil cultivation in Southeast Asia - focussing particularly on Indonesia.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2008Indonésie, Népal, Cambodge, Viet Nam, Thaïlande, Malaisie, Chine, Océanie, Asie orientale, Asie méridionale
This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment, and natural resource management. It offers a critical feminist perspective on gender relations and natural resource management in the context of contemporary policy concerns: decentralized governance, the elimination of poverty, and the mainstreaming of gender.The book is centred around three themes:
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2007Japon, Malaisie, Indonésie, Cambodge, Inde, Asie orientale, Océanie, Asie méridionale
Water crisis is largely a problem of governance.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2003Singapour, Malaisie, Océanie, Asie orientale
Singapore has been dependent on Malaysia for nearly forty percent of its water supply, and water has been a source of dispute between the two countries. This paper examines the water issues between Singapore and Malaysia.The paper describes the water agreements signed in 1961 and 1962. It discusses some of the important aspects of the dispute between Singapore and Malaysia, including the debate on pricing, the right to revise prices, and the guarantee of supplies after 2061.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2001Indonésie, Malaisie, Asie orientale, Océanie
This report documents the environmental and social impacts of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), assesses the role of international financial institutions in fuelling APP’s unsustainable and damaging operations and examines the link between this unsustainable practice and APP's financial crisis.Financial institutions should acknowledge that it is far more than the financial failure of APP that proves that they seriously underestimated the risk in financing the company.
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2012Indonésie, Brunéi Darussalam, Philippines, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Malaisie, Chine
The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has become a flash point in Southeast Asia. The dispute is between the five countries of Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan. In the process of strengthening their claims, these countries are strengthening their civil and military capacities.
The aim of this essay is to highlight the geo-strategic importance of the SCS and attempt to comprehend the basis of these claims. These multiple claims in the region have led to the emergence of a new security architecture in the region leading to a complex dispute.
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